# Amputations at Twin Rivers Foods - Ft Smith
> OSHA SIR `2017088219` · 8/25/2017 · FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
- **Source:** Butchering machinery
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Twin Rivers Foods - Ft Smith
- **Location:** 608 Navy Road, FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, 72901
- **NAICS:** 311615
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a saw while wearing a stainless steel mesh glove when his glove contacted the sawblade. His left index finger was then pulled into the blade, amputating the fingertip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*